This week I sat down with former Sports Illustrated staff photographer Al Tielemans.  I first met Al when I was 17 or 18 where we shot together in the dugout of Veteran stadium for a Phillies game.  I invited Al in because he is one of the best sports photographers of our time and I know he would be able to shed some light on the industry for us all.  If there is one thing I took out of this interview it’s a statement that Al made about “practice”.  He mentioned during his off days form assignments he would go out and shoot to keep his skills tight.  You can not become a better photographer if you don’t get out there and shoot. 

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Stephen hits us with photo news including a discussion about the just announced Nikon D7200.  Don’t miss why I have 46 Terabytes of hard drives on the table during this weeks “gear of the week” segment. 

To check out Al Tielemans website please click here. http://www.altielemans.com/